When to paint a house exterior in Huntsville, TX
When to paint in Huntsville, TX
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to April, with 3 good months a year. The best month is April, at about 16 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to April, call for quotes in January or earlier; a job pushed past April is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 4Jan
- 7Feb
- 14Mar
- 16Apr
- 12May
- 1Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 6Sep
- 15Oct
- 11Nov
- 7Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | 4 | 14 | 43° / 63°F |
| February | 7 | 6 | 14 | 47° / 67°F |
| March | 14 | 13 | 21 | 55° / 75°F |
| April | 16 | 14 | 19 | 60° / 81°F |
| May | 12 | 7 | 12 | 68° / 87°F |
| June | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 74° / 93°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 76° / 96°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 76° / 97°F |
| September | 6 | 4 | 6 | 71° / 92°F |
| October | 15 | 15 | 18 | 61° / 84°F |
| November | 11 | 10 | 19 | 52° / 72°F |
| December | 7 | 7 | 15 | 47° / 67°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 45 days a year here.
Towns near Huntsville compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Brenham (100 a year, 63 miles southwest); 2 get fewer, down to 69 a year. A gap like that between towns is usually elevation, a coast or a lake, which is why a painter from a few towns over can be on a different schedule.
| Place | From Huntsville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conroe, TX | 26 mi south | 69 | October | Montgomery County Airport |
| Tomball, TX | 42 mi south | 94 | March to May | Hooks Memorial Airpt |
| College Station, TX | 45 mi west | 97 | March to May | Easterwood Field Airport |
| Bryan, TX | 49 mi west | 97 | March to May | Easterwood Field Airport |
| Humble, TX | 52 mi south | 79 | March to April | G Bush Intercontinental Airport/Ho |
| Brenham, TX | 63 mi southwest | 100 | March to April | Brenham Municipal Airport |
How Huntsville ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Huntsville (population 49,500, 77th largest) ranks 83rd for painting days, 5 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 76 miles south. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 45 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Huntsville Municipal Airport (3.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.